Eryngium giganteum are easy artjak. All that in and out of the fridge business can be avoided by sowing them when the plant naturally drops it's seed and leaving them outside to sort themselves out. After that they just go round and round in the garden as long as you let them seed.
E.planum germinated well but I couldn't keep it alive long term
Damping off is fungal disease and can often be seen as a mass of white fungal growth - though not always. There is nothing you can do to save seedlings that have fallen prey to this, but it is pretty obvious then that they are dying. If they look healthy, they are probably just reaching for the sky to get more light and often something CAN be done to save them. You can pot on quite new seedlings, providing there is enough leaf to hold them by (don't hold the stem). Healthy young seedlings are quite tough and even ones you pull out and discard don't die for a couple of days (making you feel like a murderer, I find). If the stem is too long, put some of it under the soil surface. Pinch out the tops as soon as there are enough leaves for them to survive if you do. Don't give up on them until it is obvious you have to. They will be quite likely to be OK.
Hi there Im pretty new to seed sowing too and I have to say its alot of trial and error with me as well....
This is a fantastic place to get all the help and advice you need I often spend the evening reading through all the threads gathering all the info.
I have got myself a little greenhouse now and am having fun trying to grow things...some are now a 3rd attempt and I feel so happy when I see those little green shoots poking their heads out of the soil....DON'T GIVE UP
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MMPaws, they are Eringeum Gigantium and eringium alpinum superbum (love the name
) any tips? I have until July to plant them.
Eryngium giganteum are easy artjak. All that in and out of the fridge business can be avoided by sowing them when the plant naturally drops it's seed and leaving them outside to sort themselves out. After that they just go round and round in the garden as long as you let them seed.
E.planum germinated well but I couldn't keep it alive long term
In the sticks near Peterborough
Damping off is fungal disease and can often be seen as a mass of white fungal growth - though not always. There is nothing you can do to save seedlings that have fallen prey to this, but it is pretty obvious then that they are dying. If they look healthy, they are probably just reaching for the sky to get more light and often something CAN be done to save them. You can pot on quite new seedlings, providing there is enough leaf to hold them by (don't hold the stem). Healthy young seedlings are quite tough and even ones you pull out and discard don't die for a couple of days (making you feel like a murderer, I find). If the stem is too long, put some of it under the soil surface. Pinch out the tops as soon as there are enough leaves for them to survive if you do. Don't give up on them until it is obvious you have to. They will be quite likely to be OK.
GG 'feeling like a murderer' is the reason I always end up with far more plants than I need. I'm up to my eyes in pricked out seedlings now.
In the sticks near Peterborough
Me too, Nut.
They feel like my children. I was thinking of posting photos of my windowsills to show off my babies! 
yes, do that GG. I'd love to see the photos.
In the sticks near Peterborough
GG
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I'll have a stab tomorrow then!
Hi there Im pretty new to seed sowing too and I have to say its alot of trial and error with me as well....
This is a fantastic place to get all the help and advice you need I often spend the evening reading through all the threads gathering all the info.
I have got myself a little greenhouse now and am having fun trying to grow things...some are now a 3rd attempt
and I feel so happy when I see those little green shoots poking their heads out of the soil....DON'T GIVE UP
Haven't done those photos yet.
Its been a very busy day. I'm surprised anybody is interested, but I appreciate the interest 
, and I'll try tomorrow.